Monday, March 19, 2012

a human cholera



i found ripe
a human cholera of petrified
hope
called upon, relied 
upon by an informed dilated
world 

the seed is simple, but
infertile and unfounded here
history tells
a fatherland gropes
a mother - cuts and divides

decades layer
rivers bed
visions erode, expose anti-christs
messiahs and bones 
in birthplaces 

ripe and fertile, infertile
thoughts lay waste- write youth
rally - streets
paint and mark a beast, seed

falls from
the ripened - hope buried
proves fertile
in the chaotic

bearing witness
to our social
disease

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2012

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27 comments:

  1. Chasing TaoMarch 19, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    I found this very interesting Barbara. Like your style and presentation, along with the image.

    Also, I resonated to these lines:
    "...rivers bed
    visions erode, expose anti-christs
    messiahs and bones
    in birthplaces..."

    I'm going to be thinking about this for a while!

    Roger ☺

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  2. signed...bkmMarch 19, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    thanks Roger...I appreciate your comments and support always...bkm

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  3. Silent Otto March 19, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Great news, the anti christ is exposed ! , that should take some of the wind from his sails

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  4. MichaelMarch 19, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    i had a dream my brother went to the coast to work and died of cholera. Ever wake up crying? strange coincidence.

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  5. Kristen HaskellMarch 20, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    Wow this piece hits me hard. So much to think about. Not to be taken lightly, either. I may have to read this again and again.

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 4:47 PM

      Thanks Kristen for your comments - I appreciate you words and hope you enjoyed it...bkm

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  6. HelenaMarch 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Hits that earthy spot this one does. Intensely said.

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  7. Carrie Van HornMarch 20, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    Some amazing lines in this Bkm! "hope buried proves fertile in the chaotic".....i love that line! Hope all is going well for you these days....always wonderful to see you at The Mag! :-)

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 9:19 PM

      Carrie - thank you and I too Hope all is good and well with you...I do not get around as much as I used too ...you are for sure one of the sweetest there is out there...bkm

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  8. Tess KincaidMarch 20, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    "...a fatherland gropes a mother" really grabbed me...powerful...

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 4:51 PM

      Tess I actually wrote this before you photo - I felt it really fit the piece...thank you..bkm

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  9. ClaudiaMarch 20, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    a social decease spreading indeed...i think there were various kinds of social deseases throughout history...some we were able to cure..others we're still suffering from and new ones breaking out all the time..fine write bk...

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  10. UnknownMarch 20, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    falls from
    the ripened - hope buried
    proves fertile
    in the chaotic......what an incredible piece this is.

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 9:16 PM

      Thank you so much Neva..I always love your verse..and take to heart yours hearts and words....bkm

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  11. steveroniMarch 20, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    Ya know bkm, I read lots of poetry I really don't like, just becoming aware of wasted time ..going to start weeding out some, but YOU are a 'keeper'.

    The first and last lines, philosophical, to me. Those thoughts which drip down from lines between answer the question, "How everything IS?"

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 4:44 PM

      Thank You Steve - I always look forward to you comments - thank you for making me a keeper....that means a lot to me...bkm

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  12. Brian MillerMarch 20, 2012 at 5:50 PM

    hope buried proves fertile...and our social disease both great lines there toward the end in this bk...i like

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  13. henryclemmonsMarch 20, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    A simple shovel can dig a deep hole. I love your ease of presentation and depth of thought. Excellent.

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  14. James RainsfordMarch 21, 2012 at 6:01 AM

    An intelligent and perceptive poem with great imagery and commendable economy of language.

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  15. Kerry O'ConnorMarch 21, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    Such an intrepid piece of poetry. The images are cutting edge, and the theme very on-point. Remarkable work.

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  16. Mark ButkusMarch 21, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Yours is a cautionary tale.

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 4:45 PM

      Thank you Bar None - and thanks for stopping by..bkm

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  17. BeachannyMarch 21, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    What an artful, subtle protest. Your polished verse, always elegant, never fails to probe and exact deeper thought. Excellent.

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    1. signed...bkmMarch 21, 2012 at 9:18 PM

      Gay..thank you for you comments and words...I truly appreciate your thoughts and especially on a piece like this..bkm

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  18. Jannie FunsterMarch 22, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    Left me a bit disturbed as usual, so you continue to do a good job at taking me places and making me think.

    I liked the whole fatherland / mother cut trek.

    Very evocative. And a touch otherworldly too.

    xo

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  19. dsMarch 24, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    Yes, we do have a social disease. Stark and distressing imagery, seemingly simple, but so many layers (like the hope buried). Brilliant stuff. Thank you.

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